The tangled bank : an introduction to evolution / Carl Zimmer.
Zimmer, Carl, 1966-
2010
QH367 .Z56 2010 (Mapit)
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Title The tangled bank : an introduction to evolution / Carl Zimmer.
Author Zimmer, Carl, 1966-
ISBN 9780981519470
0981519474
Publication Details Greenwood Village, Colo. : Roberts and Co. Publishers, c2010.
Language English
Description vii, 385 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number QH367 .Z56 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification 576.8
Summary "The Tangled Bank is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. Zimmer, an award-winning science writer, takes readers on a fascinating journey into the latest discoveries about evolution. In the Canadian Arctic, paleontologists unearth fossils documenting the move of our ancestors from sea to land. In the outback of Australia, a zoologist tracks some of the world's deadliest snakes to decipher the 100-million-year evolution of venom molecules. In Africa, geneticists are gathering DNA to probe the origin of our species. In clear, non-technical language, Zimmer explains the central concepts essential for understanding new advances in evolution, including natural selection, genetic drift, and sexual selection. He demonstrates how vital evolution is to all branches of modern biology-from the fight against deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria to the analysis of the human genome. Richly illustrated with 285 illustrations and photographs, The Tangled Bank is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history of life on Earth."-- Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1. Evolution: An Introduction
2. From Natural Philosophy to Darwin
3. What the Rocks Say
4. The Tree of Life
5. Evolution's Molecules
6. The Ways of Change: Mutation, Drift, and Selection
7. The History in our Genes
8. Adaptation: From Genes to Traits
9. The Origin of Species
10. Radiations and Extinctions: Biodiversity through the Ages
11. Intimate Partnerships: The Evolution of Friends and Enemies
12. Sex and Family
13. Evolutionary Medicine
14. Minds and Microbes: The Evolution of Behavior.

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